But your accent has little to do with what kind of coach you are. As former Phillies manager Dallas Green put it in this article:

"He's a good communicator and he's a good baseball man, and people don't give him credit for that. He knows the game. He's remained very consistent, very positive. He's maintained a discipline that people don't see that has made the team understand there's rules to follow and he's going to demand they are held to them. I think our fans have come to understand that the job of a manager is to get the best out of the players, and he does that better than anybody."

Here's what one of Manuel's players had to say about his coach:

"He has a unique way of making you feel, if you went 0-for-4 or 0-for-8, that you went 4-for-4 or 8-for-8. When he walks into the door, he's like your favorite uncle or favorite grandfather, and you want to go up to him and give him a hug. That's the kind of guy he is."

The oldest son of 11 kids, this article describes the 64-year-old Manuel as "genuine and sincere," "affable and friendly," "wonderfully candid," and a "fun guy to be around."

He's also a heck of a coach, leading the Indians to two 90-plus win seasons in 2000 and 2001. With the Phils, he's never won fewer than 85 games in four seasons.